Knowledge Exchange

2015/16

中文 Losing Your Voice: Hong Kong's Disappearing Dialects
	Project Coordinator: Dr Cathryn Donohue School of Humanities, Linguistics Objectives: This project aims to inform the community about the endangered local dialects, their importance for linguistics, and the relationship between language and culture through the creation of an informational video for wide dissemination. One of the primary goals is to reverse some of the negative attitudes associated with non-standard varieties and help prevent further language loss.
Second Century Lecture Series
	Project Coordinator: Professor John Carroll Associate Dean of Arts Objectives: This project offers free, public lectures by internationally renowned experts in the Arts and Humanities as a continuation of the Centenary celebrations. The fourth lecture will be held in association with the Faculty of Social Sciences and the Hong Kong International Literary Festival.
Cultures of Death: The Yasukuni Shrine and Contemporary Sino-Japanese Relations - A Public Forum
	Project Coordinator: Dr Victor Teo School of Modern Languages and Cultures, Japanese Studies Objectives: This project aims to further the general public's understanding into one of the most difficult and protracted issues in contemporary Sino-Japanese Relations – the worshipping of soldiers at Yasukuni Shrine by Japanese politicians. It involves a public forum cum workshop which examines the cultural differences in the way Chinese and Japanese people perceive sins, death and remembrance.
#LinguisticMinoritiesHK #outreach
	Project Coordinator: Dr Lisa Lim School of English Objectives: This project aims to develop school outreach activities, based on the LinguisticMinorities.HK project – the website comprising a one-stop resource on the linguistic situations of ethnic minorities in Hong Kong. It encourages nuanced and reflexive discussion of linguistic diversity and inspires local youth to respond to the inclusion of minority groups. Website: http://linguisticminorities.hk/
E³ (Engage, Empower & Enhance): An Evaluation of the Impact of ProWriteHK
	Project Coordinator: Dr Ken Lau Centre for Applied English Studies Objectives: This project aims to evaluate quantitatively and qualitatively the impact brought about by the ProWriteHK website through soliciting views from the stakeholders and users, and to improve the website to further benefit the targeted group of users. Website: http://caes.hku.hk/prowritehk/
Resources for Interpreting - Enhancing the Impacts
	Project Coordinator: Dr Eva Ng School of Chinese Objectives: This project further develops and enhances the website – Resources for Interpreting – created under the auspices of a KE Impact Project (2014-15), by updating and expanding its contents and enhancing its overall functionality and thus its impacts on users. Website: http://www.interpreting.hku.hk/
German with Fun - Language and Cultural Project for Secondary School Students
	Project Coordinator: Dr Chong Li School of Modern Languages & Cultures, German Programme Objectives: This project aims to generate further interest within the general Hong Kong community for learning the German language and understanding its culture through outreach events like public lectures and workshops for secondary students conducted by HKU lecturers and students from the German Programme. It also provides HKU German Programme students with opportunities for experiential learning and mentoring experience.